Master or slave or both? Clutch pedal dead

[Zack1978]

Hi everyone,
When I went to move the plow truck today, the clutch pedal was soft and went directly to the floor. There was no resistance at all in the pedal. When I checked the fluid the res was dry. I filled it and the pedal got a bit stiffer but not much. Any ideas? How do I check the master and slave? Also if I must change the slave, what are the exact steps to doing the job? Is it a hard job to do?

Thanks,
Zack

 

[Bear80]

It's most likely the slave. The master will leak fluid on your floor and you'd probably notice it. It's a cake job for the slave, just lay down under the passengers side and look up there....pretty straight forward.

 

[WristPin]

if you have to replace a hydrolic unit, like Bear described, use a pressure bleer to bleed it.

but it could also be a cracked pedal bracket.

use a flashlight and look at the upper left corner of the bracket. press the clutch pedal a few times, and see if its broken

 

[MarkReye1]

This happened to me a few months ago. I would replace both the slave and master clutch cylinder. I had a mechanic do it for 300.00 for both. Im not sure if that is high or not, but he did put in my radiator that I got from radiator barn, and hoses for 65.00.

Mark

 

[WristPin]

This happened to me a few months ago. I would replace both the slave and master clutch cylinder. I had a mechanic do it for 300.00 for both. Im not sure if that is high or not, but he did put in my radiator that I got from radiator barn, and hoses for 65.00.

Mark

300.00!!

hot damn!

Clutch repair, get your clutch repair! only three hundred dollars! clutch repair! get your clutch repair! only three hundred dollars!

im shouting like a hot dog jockey at a baseball game.

 

[dtrain]

Do both the mc and the slave. They are very easy. And go new OEM (if the wallet allows it)

I was sitting in Bay Area freeway rush hour traffic when my slave went bad (replaced the mc a few months earlier). Once one goes... chances are the other is not far behind. Had to drive, start and stop for about 10miles in traffic during rush hour... wasnt fun.

 

[MarkReye1]

Your lucky you made it 10 miles. My job is 8 miles from home, and I made it about 7.

When mine went, I immediately thought, aww crap, I have to replace the entire clutch. So far my clutch has 123,981 miles on it. Not bad for a 17 year old truck. I hope it continues for another 123,000 miles. When the mechanic told me it was 300.00 for both mc and msc for the clutch and not the clutch itself, I rejoiced. This mechanic is honest as the day is long. He has a board where customers rant and rave on how he is the best thing since sliced bread.

Mark

Mark